Time for a General Election

It is very clear that Labour has lost the confidence of the British people. Last night's defeat in Glasgow, following its humiliation in Henley, defeat in the Crewe and Nantwich by-election, the victory of Boris Johnson in the London Mayoral Election and the crushing losses in the local elections in May, illustrate the point.

It is now time for Gordon Brown to call a General Election and give the British people an opportunity to give its verdict on his year in office and have a full debate over the future direction for our country.